Japan has a fairly low penetration of smartphones with only about 25% of the population having upgraded to a smartphone, but even so Apple has been doing well in the country. The iPhone was the best selling device in Japan in 2012; and, the success Apple has had has come with the iPhone not even being offered by Japan's largest mobile carrier: NTT DoCoMo...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/NTT-DoCoMo-to-offer-the-Apple-iPhone-to-Japanese-users_id47163
